Founded in 2012 by Nepali chef Dipak Shahi, Taste of the Himalayas in Point Loma’s Midway District at 3185 Midway Dr is the original location that spawned a multi-restaurant chain across San Diego. Handmade momos — steamed Nepalese dumplings filled with chicken, lamb, or vegetables — anchor a tri-cuisine menu spanning Indian, Nepalese, and Tibetan dishes, a Himalayan range not replicated by the Mediterranean-spice overlap at Point Loma kitchens like Georgia’s Greek Cuisine. A complimentary cup of dal soup precedes every meal, and entrées arrive in traditional copper serving pots that diners portion tableside. Himalayan Balti (mixed-meat curry), chowmein, thukpa noodle soup, and a Nepali thali platter expand the menu past standard Indian fare into the mountain-cuisine territory the Midway District’s Asian dining corridor also explores through Vietnamese kitchens like Phở Point Loma & Grill. Catering trays and private-event builds scale the original Midway Dr kitchen into wedding and corporate service across Point Loma, San Diego, deploying the same Himalayan spice program that now runs at multiple locations countywide.